In his final home match, Lionel Messi broke down in tears as he lined up with his teammates for the last time on Argentine soil.
In a video going viral on social media, the forward can be seen wiping his eyes, signaling that this was the last time he would play in front of his home fans. Messi’s Argentina faced Zambia at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires in a friendly, with the former Barcelona star scoring one goal and assisting another.
Messi, brought back into the starting lineup by coach Lionel Scaloni after Argentina’s narrow victory over Mauritania last Friday, had an immediate impact in last night’s friendly, which Argentina won convincingly 5–0.
At the World Cup, Argentina will compete in Group J, facing Algeria, Austria, and Jordan. Messi will play in his sixth World Cup as he aims to win the trophy for the second consecutive time.
